. >> translator: i have received confirmation from parliamentary vice foreign minister maruchi in algeria. he visited a hospital to identify bodies and confirmed seven japanese workers from the engineering firm jgc corporation are dead. >> abe expressed his condolences to the bereaved families. ministers will send a plane to algeria as early as tuesday to repatriate the bodies of the victims. the prime minister condemned the attack on innocent civilians. he called it an unacceptable, cowardly act. the governments of five other countries, including britain, romania and the philippines, have confirmed that their citizens were among the casualties. >>> israelis are preparing to vote in a general election. opinion polls suggest they'll keep prime minister benjamin netanyahu in power. netanyahu called early elections in october after his coalition failed to agree on the annual budget. his likud party and his nationalist coalition party israel betananu have led in the polls. the party opposes peace talks with the palestinians. netanyahu resumed the building of jewish settlements in occupied ter